CLASSNAME Extension for Searches

[Paolo F Cantoni]

In a number of places, EA uses the results from an EA Search to do additional things.  For example, the Relationship Matrix.  In an enterprise environment, the same object may have multiple names/identifiers.  We have developed a multi-naming technology that relies on a "trick" to get around the fact that EA only allows at most two names (the Name and Alias).  The trick allows us to place a user selected name for an element on a specific diagram.  However, these additional names aren't available to the rest of EA.

It occurs to me that if we extended the CLASSGUID and CLASSTYPE tokens which provide specific functionality out of the searches, to include CLASSNAME and thus provide the "designated" name to be used, it would be very useful.  The search query would determine what value to supply as CLASSNAME (as it does for the other two tokens).

Thoughts?
Paolo

[Geert Bellekens]

Good idea 

Geert

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Good idea 

Geert

Thanks,

I've reported it.